Path To Godhood Begins With Marrying Wife And Gaining SSS Rank Skill

Chapter 678: 678:The Cloaked Figure Are Back Again

The group quietly hid behind a cluster of broken rocks while carefully watching the cloaked figures moving through the sea of dark miasma.

None of them made a sound. Even their breathing became lighter while they observed every movement ahead. The mysterious people seemed completely unaware of their surroundings as they slowly walked around the corrupted land while carrying strange containers and occasionally stopping to inspect the thick black mist rising from the ground.

Duke Osantra slowly raised one hand, signaling everyone to stop.

The entire group immediately froze.

His sharp eyes remained fixed on one of the cloaked figures walking slightly behind the others.

After carefully observing them for another moment, he spoke in a low voice.

”Let’s capture one of them and interrogate him.”

The surrounding nobles quietly nodded.

”I agree.”

”We need answers so there is no point hiding forever.”

Everyone patiently waited while the cloaked group gradually spread farther apart. They wanted the perfect opportunity because if they attacked carelessly, the others might escape before they could capture anyone alive.

Finally...

One of the cloaked figures wandered away from the group.

Duke Osantra’s eyes flashed.

”Now.”

SWISH!

His body disappeared from where he stood.

He crossed the distance in an instant like a streak of light.

The cloaked man only sensed a faint gust of wind before a powerful hand suddenly grabbed his neck from behind.

”Wha...”

He did not even have time to react as he was dragged away from the original place and then..

BANG!

Duke Osantra slammed him brutally into the ground.

The rocky earth instantly shattered.

Dust and broken stones flew in every direction while the cloaked man’s body bounced once before crashing back down.

”BAAHH!”

A mouthful of blood burst from his mouth.

Before the man could recover, Duke Osantra grabbed him by the throat and lifted him slightly from the ground.

His grip was like iron.

The cloaked man desperately struggled, but he could not break free.

Duke Osantra’s face turned completely cold.

His sharp eyes stared directly into the man’s frightened face.

”Tell me.”

”What is going on here?”

The man remained silent.His eyes only glared back with hatred.

Duke Osantra tightened his grip.

The sound of cracking bones echoed softly.

”I asked you a question.”

”Who are you?”

”What are you doing here?”

”What is the source of this miasma?”

The cloaked man continued struggling.

He clenched his teeth so hard that blood began flowing from the corner of his lips.One of the accompanying nobles stepped forward and kicked the man’s knee, forcing him lower.

”Speak!”

”If you value your life, answer His Highness.”

The man suddenly laughed.

”Hahaha...”

His hoarse laughter echoed strangely through the dead land.

Everyone frowned.The laughter sounded neither fearful nor desperate.

Instead, it carried a strange madness.

Duke Osantra narrowed his eyes.

”You still have the mood to laugh?”

The man’s trembling lips slowly curled into an eerie smile.

”You...”

”You are already too late...”

His breathing became rough.The man’s lips trembled once more.

”It has already...”

Before he could finish speaking, his entire body suddenly began trembling violently. Every muscle tightened at once while thick veins bulged beneath his skin. His face twisted into an unnatural expression, and his eyes widened as though he had just experienced unbearable pain.

Ethan’s expression immediately changed.

”Something’s wrong.”

The words had barely left his mouth when the man’s body convulsed again.

PFFFT!

Dark red blood suddenly burst from his mouth.

A moment later, blood started flowing from his nose and then slowly trickled from both ears. Within seconds, thin streams of blood began leaking from the corners of his eyes, making the sight even more horrifying.

The man’s entire face became horribly distorted while every muscle in his body twitched uncontrollably. His fingers curled tightly, and his back arched upward as though something inside him was tearing him apart.

The surrounding nobles instinctively stepped back.

”What the hell?”

”What is happening to him?”

The man desperately tried to speak again. His lips kept moving, but only broken words came out.

”I... I...”

”They...”

”They are...”

Before he could finish, his eyes suddenly rolled upward.

CRACK!

A disturbing sound echoed from inside his body.

His neck twisted unnaturally to one side while another mouthful of dark red blood burst from his mouth. The last trace of life quickly disappeared from his eyes, and his body completely went limp.

Silence filled the area.

Duke Osantra slowly loosened his grip, and the corpse fell heavily onto the ground with a dull thud.

For a brief moment, nothing happened.

Then...

Darkish blood slowly began flowing out from beneath the corpse. It spread across the cracked ground like thick black liquid while faint strands of corrupted mist started rising from it. Everywhere the blood touched, the earth slowly turned black as though it was being corroded.

Ethan’s expression immediately darkened.

Without wasting another second, he extended his hand.A warm golden light instantly gathered around his palm.

Bright rays of light spread across the ground and quickly covered the dark blood. The two forces clashed against each other with faint hissing sounds while the corrupted energy struggled violently before gradually disappearing.

The dark blood slowly lost its black color and returned to its normal crimson shade. The lingering corruption completely vanished, leaving behind only the lifeless body lying silently on the ground.

Everyone stared at the corpse with grim expressions.

One of the nobles frowned deeply.

”What the hell happened now?”

Another looked at the dead man before speaking in a low voice.

”A curse...”

”It has to be a curse.”

The others quietly nodded.

Whatever had just killed the man was clearly not something ordinary.

Before anyone could think any further...

A loud shout suddenly echoed from deeper within the mist.The earlier commotion was immediately noticed.

”Intruders!”

A brilliant warning flare shot high into the sky and exploded above the dead land.The expressions of every noble instantly stiffened.

They looked at one another for only a brief moment before understanding that they had been discovered.

Duke Osantra’s eyes turned cold.

He immediately stepped forward and shouted,

”Move!”

The instant his command echoed out, everyone exploded into motion.

SWISH!

One figure after another shot forward at terrifying speed, leaving blurred afterimages behind. They rushed through the thick sea of miasma while charging toward the source of the alarm, hoping to strike before the enemy could fully gather their forces. The quiet dead land instantly erupted with movement as the group advanced without the slightest hesitation.